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46 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Very good plasma TV for the money Oct 16, 2006
By Mark Glass
"computer gardener"
After shopping for several months I finally took the plunge and purchased this TV from a national chain. I finally decided plasma over DLP because of the vertical fading effect I saw with all the DLP sets. I took two of my own DVDs in to the store with me and made the staff there hook up a player so I could see both the fast action of The Matrix and the beautiful scenery of Spring, Summmer, Fall, Winter, Spring. The picture on the Samsung HP-S5053 was the second best of the many plasmas that I examined. The Pioneer had a better picture but was significantly more expensive. I do not use the built in speakers because I had an existing 5.1 speaker system. I really like the minimal black casing since the silver finishes are distracting-at least to my eye.
The menus are extremely intuitive. I didn't have to read the instructions at all to get anything working within an hour of unpacking my system. I purchased an upconverting DVD player and an HDMI cable at the same time I purchased this TV. My old DVDs look great on this TV. The 10-15 HD channels I get with Cox cable also look incredible. The one fault I've found is that if I use the HDMI cable from my cable box or DVD player and connect to the TV and then connect the digital audio out of the TV to my receiver I only receive stereo sound even when the original broadcast is 5.1. I get around this by using composite video cables from the cable box and DVD player to the HPS5053 and also run a digital audio line from each source to the receiver. The HPS5053 has plenty of inputs to support almost any type of user.
26 of 26 found the following review helpful:
The best 50 inch plasma at the best price Oct 19, 2006
By Richard S
I sent a month reading reviews and in circuit city and best buy looking at plasmas. The samsung had the best picture and best setup. Amazon had the best price--shipping included and no sales tax--beat CC by $800. Ordered on a Wend and had it in one week. Shipping service was phenomenal. Not one problem. Had the set set-up and on in an hour and haven't left the couch since. Samsung and Amazon both get 5 stars!
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Superior Picture Quality at an Amazing Value!! Nov 17, 2006
By B. Underwood
After spending much time reading reviews and spending hours at the local Magnolia home theater center seeing the displays for myself and playing with the different picture settings and functions, I finally decided on the Samsung HP-S5053 over the Pioneer PDP-5070HD and Panasonic TH-50PX600u. My decision was based primarily on Picture Quality and overall value of the display.
Picture quality on the s5030 is simply amazing and in my opinion better than the Panasonic 50px600u and the Pioneer 5070. Panasonic's black level clarity is superior, but the s5030 comes very close, especially with the ability to turn off the DNIe function, and has superior image clarity overall. The Pioneer has great clarity, but a much softer picture overall than the s5030 which provides very sharp and detailed images. Overall, the picture quality is truly stunning and deserves recognition as one of the top plasma displays in this respect. With HD service the detail is unbelievable, whether it be watching sports on ESPNHD or Discovery Theater. I've had the s5053 for 2 months now and the picture just seems to get better and better. I'm 110% satisfied in this respect.
In addition to the amazing picture quality, the display it self looks very nice. The piano black finish makes the s5053 look great even when it's not turned on. A huge advantage over the Panasonic's ugly silver cabinet on the 50px600u.
The s5053 also had a lot of other features that made the decision easy. The built in tuner, pip, built-in hidden truSurround speakers, pc imput, 2 hdmi input, DNIe, advanced 13-bit processing (549 billion colors compared to a max 29 billion for Panasonic and just over 1 billion for Pioneer), anti-glare filter, and especially the pixel-shift feature (to prevent screen burn-in) were all superior features that made the s5053 an exceptional value.
You may read negative reviews based on buzzing and shipping issues, but don't let this discourage you from purchasing this tv. The buzzing issue has been isolated to a limited run of s5053 with an August 06 Mexico manufacture date/location. The good thing is that most of these have already been distributed and replaced, and my unit was buzz free. The shipping issues with screen damage should also not discourage you from buying this display, because lets face it, sometimes things get damaged during shipment due to mishandling or various accidents. My display arrived ahead of schedule and in perfect condition.
Overall the Samsung HP-S5053 is a terrific all-around package. You get superior picture quality, a great set of features, and most importantly a great value compared to the other plasma displays in the same top tier. I would highly recommend this unit based on my own extremely positive experience thus far.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
I feel lucky! Nov 28, 2006
By R. Gregory
"RIG"
I have never purchased anything that big from the internet before. But when I saw the price for this TV I decided it will be now or never.
I placed my order Nov 19, and TV was shipped in two days as planned. Inspite of Thanksgiving Day Holidays my TV arrived on the earliest possible date of schedule Nov 27 (Nov 27-Dec 13). The value of shipping Standart Ground was $78, but Amazon discounted it for me down to $0. On the moment of purchase the price of my TV was $2069, and after a three days it went down to $2019, when I called Amazon they immediatelly returned $50 bucks on my credit card. Little unexpected bonus. Customer servise in general is very helpfull. Ordering this TV from Amazon, I literally saved $800 compared to BestBuy and CircuitCity. No tax and free shipping you have got nothing to lose.
Delivery "Eagle" guys always made calls prior to delivery, initially it was scheduled for delivery at 10 am, but since they were running late waiting for some customers, they called me again and said about it. When delivered, they connected and installed TV without even asking.
TV looks fantastic, the image is great. I wanted to buy this TV for a long time. Two reviews made me worry by talking about buzzing noise coming from the back of the screen, well in my case, nothing was standing out. Just like every other plasma TV. May be one guy was unlucky, but the other guy's review history showed there was not a single good review there. If you are thinking of purchasing this TV, go for it. It will go nice and smooth with the Amazon.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 RETURNED Dec 07, 2006
By i23m
"i23m"
TV had loud buzzing, right out of the box. Called Amazon, while delivery guy was there, and returned it. Requested refund and bought Samsung 46" LCD. Buzzing is a well known issue with this model.
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